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    What’s up with investment data in London, the UK and Europe?

    9 January, 2019

    London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s official promotional agency, issued a press release showing investment in the UK and London, as well as other European countries. The London & Partners data used in the report, is sourced from Pitchbook. Pitchbook has since clarified to us that the data is incomplete. As a result it is roughly investment shown is 2.5x lower than Dealroom’s numbers. In the interest of…

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    What’s up with investment data in London, the UK and Europe?

  • Marketplaces, United Kingdom, Western Europe

    Farfetch’s $5-6 billion valuation: a closer look

    28 August, 2018

    Farfetch aims to float on the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year, the London-based company said. The company’s banking consortium (led by Goldman Sachs and…

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    Farfetch’s $5-6 billion valuation: a closer look

  • United Kingdom, Western Europe

    What’s underpinning the UK’s leadership in European tech

    11 June, 2018

    As London Tech Week begins, new figures prepared by Dealroom and Tech Nation for the Government’s Digital Economy Council demonstrate the strength of the UK tech ecosystem. This new…

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    What’s underpinning the UK’s leadership in European tech

  • Europe, United Kingdom, Western Europe

    UK investment nearly doubled in 2017: what’s happening underneath

    9 February, 2018

    The advent of big tech and mega-rounds UK investment nearly doubled from $4.2 to $7.8 billion in 2017. Mega-rounds were a major growth driver. For instance, 2017 saw 22 rounds over…

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    UK investment nearly doubled in 2017: what’s happening underneath

    • United Kingdom, Western Europe

      UK tech: going stronger than ever in Q2 2017

      21 June, 2017

      Despite all the political upheaval, UK’s tech and venture capital are going stronger than ever…

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      UK tech: going stronger than ever in Q2 2017

  • Fintech, United Kingdom, Western Europe

    FinTech in Europe: any signs of Brexit impact?

    2 March, 2017

    The UK government just published its Digital Strategy document, outlining how it plans to support the UK tech industry post-Brexit. Has there been a measurable Brexit induced slowdown in UK tech so far? A few reasons for the timing of this post about Fintech and Brexit. First, we are now well into 2017. Second, fintech is a special case, given London’s central role in the EU as financial hub.

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    FinTech in Europe: any signs of Brexit impact?

  • Europe, United Kingdom, Western Europe

    €4.2 billion in capital raised by European tech in Q2. Brexit slowdown in Q3?

    20 July, 2016

    During the second quarter of 2016, European companies raised €4.2 billion in venture capital, Dealroom data shows. This figure is down 14% from €4.9 billion during the first quarter, but slightly up from €4.0…

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    €4.2 billion in capital raised by European tech in Q2. Brexit slowdown in Q3?

  • United Kingdom, Western Europe

    Following up on UK tech funding data

    11 January, 2016

    We received quite some attention for our previous post about UK funding data. Here’s how Business Insider picked up on the story. In short: London & Partners announced…

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    Following up on UK tech funding data